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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-06-08

The doors of tie Grove Academy
were closedlast Friday for the sum.
mer. The scholars have vacation I'LL
the fall session commences.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-06-08

Mrs. J. II. AIcCutchen, with her
little daughter, spent several days in
Manning last week.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-06-08

? The rake and cart have been used
on the Court House square with hap
by effect.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-06-08

Fast Lire between CHARLESTON Axo'
Co1vMBIA .lSD UPPER SOUTH CARoL1NA.
GyglieaScl ScleGue
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-06-08

On next Thursday evening the
seventeenth annual comnelccmcHt Of
the Sumte, Institute viii be held.
Professor Jas. II. Carlisle, I. L. D.. OF
Wofford College, Spartanbure, vi
deliver the address to the graduating
class
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-06-08

The TINES acknowledges an invita-
ton to a hop at the Jerve, Hotel, Of
Sumter, OF next Thursday evening.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-06-08

The Manning Guards held com
petitive drill last Friday evening. Air.
Andrew Burgess won the honorable
place of the best drilled man. Leu
tenant Thames was next best.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-06-08

Mr.. J. H. 7. Coullette, near Pamela,
Nhss-eat to this Office bunch of head
"a wheat. The wheat has been e1-
amined By good judges and declared
to be very fine. The heads were
gathered from FIVE acre field.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-06-08

The Abbeville Nediuna has re-
markab:e facility for getting up 10
calls" Its last issue contained more
than three columns of this matter
closely printed. Can't you LET us in
to the secret of your success, brother
editor9
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28
FASHIONS FOR MEN.
Spring and summer styles of silk ano
Derby Hats, Shoes and shirts.

| Derby Hats, shoes ana shirts.
"The new silk hat has straighter
crown, with less bell TO it. said
| prominent halter, "and is smaller in
its general proportions than that of last
year. On both the American and Eng.
lish made hats the rims are quite mar
row, though the dip and curve at the
side are about the same. The Derby
hat for business wear has II rather
small, round crown, with narrow
brim, is closely cmlcd at the sides, and
is about the same height as heretofore.
Lightweight Derbys are increasing in
demand for summer wear, and are
made without lining.
1.-The trade call them skeleton hats,
and they are selling very we'll In
Derbys black is the reigning color,
though there is, as usual, n liberal
sprinkling of the lighter shades of
brownsh drabs, etc. These hats will
be worn through the summer, and
there are some hatters who say that
following the English custom (and that
ca,ries weight with many New York
men), the silk hat may be correctly
worn the year round, even in the hot.
test weather"
Said u well-known shoe dealer: "The
prevailing fashion seems to demand
shoe neither too narrow nor too wide,
one of Il gracefully rounded outline.
giving II better line to the foot, aud
giving much more satisfaction than
the wIder-toed style. Patent leather
shoes, made to lace. will he generally
used for spring and summer wear.
Top CATERS made in light colored
Kersey cloth will be still worn. though
to n moderate extent, during the
spring, and they will be succeeded in
summer. as they were last year. by top
CATERS made from light shades in linen
and canvas"
There are few changes in shirts"
remarked II prominent harberlasher.
''and collars rs we'll. The high collar
is still the ineNorablc mode. Those
with the apels turned back are rather
the more popular aud of more pro-
nounced style. The extreme high col
lar ofthe past two seasons seems to have
disappeared. or at least To have been
greatly modified. Link cuffs remain
the proper capcr. and they may he
with square or rounded corners. Many
fancy shirts will be worn. from 1,resent
indications, and they will be in var us
designs, such as stripes, checks and
pronounced plaids in black. blue, red,
pink and even combinations, with col
lars and cuffs to match. In lrcs, shirts
the styles are getting to be even more
expensive The bosoms are cut wider.
to follow the deman Is of ie shield
shaped vest, and they are made to be
worn with cuffs and collars, attached
or detached at your option. The four
in-hand scarf holds its remarkably ion.
run Of popularity, and there is the
usual vast number Of new colors. gen.
srally In ths lighter shades - tho ~
- denapss lttesI Ax1xa
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28
She Made Him Feel Small.

Mr. Everett was riding on the Eastern
road. At Lynn bright and pretty girl
got into the cars, and took the vacant seat
by his side. He entered into conversation
with her, and was much entertained by
her fresh and vivacious comments. Whom
the train was entering Boston he deter
mined to give her a pleasant surprise, and
so said, blandly: "Now would you like tt
know who it Is with whom you have beer
talking" ooh, yes" answered the girl
up-turning her beaming face. The states
man smiled benignly. 81 am Mr.. Everett
Mr. Edward Everettn The girl stared
at him vacantly. He smiled again, for the
mortifying thought that his name coulc
be unknown TO her had not yet taken form
in his serene mind. The pause became op
pressivc. Finally, the girl bethought her
self 'Do you" she said, desperately
''do you live 10 Lynnir
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28
THE BLANKET FISH.
A Story Showing How II Overpowers and
Kills Its Victims.

"The first time l struck the bottom l
couldn't believe | was there" said pearl
diver in recent interview. at was as
clear as air, and the fishes swimming
around might have been taken for birds.
l landed on a kind OF sand hill
when they lowered me, and had TO walk
about fifty feet down into valley like
before | struck the shells. They were
all in bunch stretched along in a ridge,
looking like black mark against the
white bottom. i was dragging the ham
per, and when got alongside | began to
toss them in. reckon had filed half a
dozen or so, when all at once saw kind
Of shadow moving over ALL AT first l
thought 1t was the schooner, aud then,
perhaps, some of the other divers coming
down, and then it left; but all at once IL
came again and grew so dark in a second
that / turned quick and looked up, and, il
my hair hadn't been held down by cop
per cap 1T would have rig right on end.
There, a-movn' over me, was what
took to be a bird about thirty feet across.
1t was wheeling round and, fl tapping its
big wings, just as you've seen buzzards
or eagles do, overhead. Down it came,
lower and lower and l a-crouching as Il at
as could get. The nearer it got the big
ger 1t looked, and as see it was a-setting
on me took the pike l always carried,
and as it wheeled around over me l let
drive. Hit its Well, reckon did. The
next thing l knew / was standing on my
head, rolling over and over, then yanked
sideways, half drowned, and then reck-
on Host my senses, and when l came to l
was lynn on deck and all hands looking
at me, You see the critter had given the
water such a swirl that | was knocked
end for end, and my pipe and line twist
ed around and around so that l couldn't
breathe, and, Of course, that pulled the
line, and the men thoughtI had jerked it
to come up, so they hauled away for all
they were worth, and that's what saved
my life. What was it, Why, nothin' but
one Of those sea -bats-blanket-fsh the
other man called it-and they all said
had narrow run for it. That was the
way, accordin' TO their say that the fish
goes to work to get away with a man.
They first settle down on you like o
blanket, and there you are.n
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28
A WATCHMAKER'S FAME.

L. s. Bartlett was one of the origi-
nal foremen in the pioneer Waltham
factory. and his name was adopted rs
a trademark and has been running Us
such very nearly thirty years. At tho
lowest calculation 500, 900 Bartlett
watches have been made and sold.
The exact figures are not at hand, but
this is about as near as can be esti-
mated. The Bartlett watch is unques-
tionably one of the most popular
watches ever made. 1t ranks almost
as high rs tho adjusted "Appleton,
Tracy & Co.." and is, in fact, con-
structed on the same model. The pat
ent regulator Bartlett is full jeweled.
has compensating balance fitted with
the Waltham patent Breguet hair
spring, which is hardened and tenn
pered in form so as never to change its
curve, and is very closely regulated. It
is made for any kind of silver or gold
cases. The latest Improvement in the
Bartlett watch is in the open-face sty lie
TO wind and set without ever opening q
the case, the winding rs well as the
hand-setting being done by tho crown
only. Unlike the arrangements in 9TH
er watches this Bartlett hand-set is in
tho neck of the case. so that it does not
at all complicate the movement. Up
ward of 1900 of them have been pur-
chased by the British Government dur
ing the past ten years and are used on
the state railways in India. For the
same purpose the colonial authorities
of New South Wales, Victoria and
South Australia have large orders in
hand. Through these excellent time
keepers z. S. Bartlett's name is known
In all civilized countries. s.--M Y. Jewel-
ers' Weekly.
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28
HUNTING ALllGATORS.
How the Ugly Creatures Are Caught by
the Hunters of Florida.


"Canst thou draw out leviathan with q
hookl" Is the scornful challenge In the
book Of Job. But man will conquer by
cunning where he can not cope by physic-
al prowess; and hunters pursuing
monsters "bigger" than themselves are
justified in getting what advantage Of
them they can--as the alligator shooters
do down in Florida. A correspondent Of
Field says:
The only way TO hunt alligators with
any chance of success, Is to go on dark,
still night, three or more in boat. One
man sits in the bow, with a bull'seye
lantern fixed on his hat to shine on their
eyes, and armed with a rife or shotgun.
A second man sits close behind him,
with q harpoon, and number three
paddles the boat noiselessly along tho
shore No one speaks, as the alligators
are supposed TO be able to hear the least
whisper. When the man with the lantern
"shines" one, he directs the paddler by
signs, and the boat is sent steadily toward
1t, and bullet or a charge of buckshot
is sent cras hing through its head from as
short range as possible. No. then
takes the gun, and hands No. the har-
poon, which he drives into the alligator
before it sinks. 1t is then hauled along
side, and the head is taken of, to be after
ward buried and allowed to rot till the
teeth fall out. The teeth are good ivory,
and make good ornaments when well
mounted.
When harpooned, before they are qvite
dead, the huge reptiles will give title
play; but, as the range is close, it is al
most impossible to miss, and after
shot they are generally too
sick to do more than splash
with their tails till all in the boat
are soaked A great deal depends on the
man who paddles, for II he does not make
strait course-a difficult thing to do in
an unwieldly, flat-bottomed boat-and II
the light is taken off the eyes for sec
ond, or the least splash is made, the ALI.
gator will go down. There are lots Of
small ones, from foot and half to two
feet long, and their eyes shine just as
large and bright as do those Of one twelve
feet long.
Last summer found what I supposed
10 be an alligator's nest in a belt of pal
metto scrub near large pond. 1t was q
mound some twelve feet round, and one
foot high in the middle. 1t had been
broken into probably by skunk, and
bits of eggsheil were scattered all round.
The shell greatly resembles that Of the
turtles egg, but it is coarser. To judge
from the remains, the eggs must have
been nearly as large as swans.
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28
Accountine for the Increase.

Bishop Alexander w. Waymap, the
great leader OF tho colorcd Methodists,
asked the other day why the colored peo-
pie of the South increased so much more
rapidly than the white, answered; "We
draw from three sources, while the white
people only draw from one-every colored
woman whose husband Is white, the chill
dren are set down on our side; every
white woman whose husband is colored,
which condition exists in the North, the
children are set down on our side; every
offspring Of pure African blood, of course,
Is set down on our side; while the white
people only draw from one sourcs-thcm
selyesn
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.


Never leave nails sticking in loose
boards where animals night step on
them.
-Rub your stoveppe with linseed
oil, keep it in a dry place, aud it will
not rust
Boil Siberians, or crab apples,
whole, twenty five minutes; eight
ounces Of sugar to a quart.
Don't compel your horses to eat
musty hay. 1t will produce fatal lung
trouble, and, in any event, heaves.
Always set your hens in the even
ing rather than by daylight. They
will be more sure to stick TO the nest
afterwa Il.
10 produce a good gloss on linen.
pour pint of boiling water upon two
ounces of gum arabic. cover, aud let
stand over night; add spoonful to the
starch. Good Cheer.
Sweep carpets gently. Even rag
carpets should be treated with consid-
Grafton. A severe digging with y
broom wears the warp and scrapes out
the lint OF the rags ncedlessly.
The value of good horse is never
realized until he is dead or parted
with. Time spent in looking after the
comforts of the work horses is time
well spent.-Montrea! Witness.
-Custard Cake.-Three eggs well
beaten, one cupful sugar. one and one
third cupfuls of flour, six tablespoon
fuls sweet cream, two teaspoonfuls
baking powder, flavor to taste.--
Toledo Biade.
In regard to selling wheat from
wagons, why does not the farmer take
sample of wheat and engage before
selling, and not be at the mercy of
sharks in order to sell and get homer
Indiana Farmer.
Do not place raw meat directly on
ice; for the juices are apt to be with
drawn. 1t should never be left in the
wrapping paper. Put in an uncovered
dish and thea set on the ice. Farm,
q ttN ufth ptVfhWtH-
The best remedy for roup, which is
indicated by a discharge from the nos
trils, hoarse breathing and refusal Of
food on the part of the fowls, is to in
ject in each nostril, with a syringe or
sewing-machine can. two drops Of a
mixture of one tablespoonful each of
lard and crude petroleum, to which
ten drops of carboic acid have been
added.-Troy Times.
When files have become clogged
with oil and grease the best plan is to
boil them for a few minutes in some
strong caustic soda water. A little
scrubbing with an old tooth brush will
be beneficial before rinsing them in
boiling water and drying them before
the fire. The pins" which are so
harmful to fine work. can be removed
by a thin, hard piece of sheet brass
These 'pins" may to a great extent be
avoided by using chalk on the file if it
be used dry, or oil when that may be
applied.
There is one branch of stock-rais-
ing which is not by any means over
done, and that is the raising of mules.
A. the scope of agricultural country in
the United States increases. the greater
the demand for animals suited for
draft purposes, and it is IN acknowl-
edged fact that in many sections the
mule has AS many friends as the horse
for this object. The great arguments
in favor of mules are their hardness,
endurance, and the ease with which
they can be sold.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28

Barnum said "The American People like
10 be humbugged." This may be true in
the line of entertainment, but not where
life Is at stake. A man with consumption,
or any lingering disease, looking Death in
the face and seeking to evade his awful
grasp, does not like TO be trified with. SO
with confidence we place before our read
ers Natures great remedy, DR.. Pieree's
that long train Of diseases resulting from
impure blood, such as Consumption,
Chronic Nasal Catarrh, Liver Complaint,
Kidney Disorder, Dyspepsia, Sick Head
ache, Scrofula and General Debility. Time
tried and thoroughly tested, 1t stands with
out an equall Any druggist.
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28
SLANDER.

Among the loathsome vices of the age,
The most revolving to the saint and sage
Is that OF slandering an honest name
And robbing virtue OF her spotless fame.
The slanderers and scandal -mongers are
More TO be dreaded than the scourge OF war;
Their poisoned tongues, like to the serpent.
fangs,
Fill many a heart with sad and bitter pangs.
And yet these vile caluminators try
Their guilt to hide; their deeds to Justify.
They feign grief-would rather not reveal
Their awful secrets which they can't conceal
And then in whispers from their fetid hearts
The scandal flies like Satans fiery darts;
And calumny; that foul and deadly blight
Has marred and stained the robe of pures,
white
40 did you hear what happened poor Miss S,
I'm grieved to think of her mammals distress;
And I've been told there is much bitter strife
"'Tis all too true I've heard IL from Miss Pl
But don't be telling what you hear from me
For have promsed-but you must excuse
My leaking out to let you have the news"
We gllb-tongucd gossipers who love to prate
And foul your neighbors in your tete-d-tete
DO you e'er think, when ye your friends be
slime,
o. for that charity which kindly throws
Its friendly mantle over human woes;
uplifts the fallen, soothes them in their grief
And tells the mourncr OF sweet relief
$. Moore, in AcHfFedt IIaAess..
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28
Delicate Children. NurSing

Mothers, Overworked Men, and for all dis
eases where the tissues are wasting away
from the inability TO digest ordinary food
or from overwork Of the brain or body, ali
such should take Scotts Emulsion of Pure
Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites. 81
used the Emulsion on lady whJ was deli.
cate, and threatened with Bronchitis. l,
put her in such good health and flesh, that
i must say it is the best Emulsion / ever
used. III. T. WADDELL, NJ. D., Hugh's
Mills, s. G.
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28
"Not Bulk, but Busluosx,.

is the way Western man put it in express
ing to a friend hls complete satisfaction in
the use Of DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative
Pellets. So small and yet so efrectual, they
bid fair to supplant entirely the old-style
pill. An everready remedy for Sick and
Bilious Headache, Biliousness, Cons tipa-
ton and all blood disorders Mild in nc
ton, wonderful in cffectl Put up in vials,
convenient to carry. Their use attended
with no discomfort These sterling merits
account for their great popularity.
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28
LITTLE pitchers have big ears, while
base ball pitchers have big arms and
cheeka
SHE scolds and frets,
she's full of pets,
Shes rarely kind and tender;
The thorn OF life
wonder what will mend ber

Iwonder what will mend her?
Try DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
Ten TO one, your wife is cross and fretful
because she Is sick and suffering and can
not control her nervousness when things
60 wrong. Make u healthy woman of her
and the chances are you VIII make a cheer
~! and pleasant one. "Favortc Prcscrip-
ton" is the only remedy for woman's pe-
cuhar ailments, sold by druggists, under a
positive guarantee from the manufacture
ers, that it will give satisfact on in every
case, or money win be refunfed. See guar
antee on bottle wrapper Large bottles
81. Six for $5.
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28

Another example of a rise in the
value Of picture is the price paid for
The Horse Fair" painted by Rosa
Bonheur, at the recent Stewart sale.
The sum paid was $4,000, while the
picture is said to have cost Mr. Stewart
but $4,000
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28
LrrTER-eo, Gallagher, would be q good
motto for postage stamp

In another column Of this issue will be
found an entirely new and novel specimen
OF attractive advertising. 1t is one of the
neatest ever placed in our paper and we
think our readers will be well repaid for
examining the SUPPOSED display letters in
the advertisement of Prickly Ash Bitters.
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28

There probably has been no time
in New England Tor years when rail-
road bridges have been in as safe q
condition as xt present. The Wood
stock and West Roxbury accidents
bare Induced : rsnsral and .hnrough
,vloupe1 1tivn- - C6N6vGG)jo0G1ik
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28

WE don't like 10 sec lrdies with very
small feet Ladies should not stand upon
TRIES.
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28

writes Mrs. Eliza Ann Smith of Vcrmill-
ion, Erie Co., Ohio, TO tell the ladies' every
where that nothing surpasses DIR. Harters
Iron Tonic for all Irregularities. at cured
me when the physicians and ali other reme-
dies failed"
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28

USE Instead OF Unwholesome Cosmetics
Glenn's sulphur Soap, which purifies the Skin.
Hlls Hair Whsker Dye, Black or Brown, 800.
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28

RELIEF ia immediate, and cure sure.
Piso's Remedy for Catarrh. % cents.
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28

IT'e a wise child that resem bles its rich
est relative. .--Dangiie Breese.
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28

AN author is queer animal His tale
grows out Of his head.
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28
EMIN PASHA.
The Successor of Gordon, and His
African Labors.

The Great Practical PhIlanthropist to
Whose Rescue stanley has Gone-The
Natives Instructed in Agriculture and
Manufactures.
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28
1t il n PLEASURE.

A FREEBoorER-the man who does not pay
his cobbler.
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28
BiIiousness

Is more general at this season than any other. ne
bitter taste. offensive breath. coated tongue sick
headache drowsness dizziness and loss OF appetite
make the victim miserable, and disagreeabis TO 9th.
ers. Hoods sarsaparilla combines the best anti
bilious remedies ct the vegetable Kingdom Ia such
proportion to derive their best medicinal effects
with the least disturbance to the whole rystem.
This preparation Is well balanced In its effects
that II brings about healthy action of tho entirs
human organism. restores the appetite, and over.
comes that tired feeling.
"Thave taken not quite n bottle Of HOODS sarsar
parla and must say It Is one of the best medicines
for giving an appetite and regulating the gestivs
organs. that ever heard Of" Mrs. N. A. BTAxLxY.
Canastota, N.Y.
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28
Ilunt,ug.

CRUEL. The washer~woman who daily
wrings mems bosoms.
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28

Among the loathsome vices OF the age,
The most revolving to the saint and sage
is that OF slandering an honest name
And robbing virtue OF her spotless fame.
The Osceola times., 1887-05-28
Hoods SarsapariIla
100 Doses One Dollar

Sold by all druggists. 81; six for o. Prepared onl
by G. 1. HOOD 4 CO. Lowell, Mass.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-01-06
Calf, prnla Excursions.

California rcursions at extremely low
rates will be rL7n by the Chicago Il North
Western Rail way, at frequent intervals
during winter months, which offer unusual
opportunities for either a short or extended
trip to the Pac ific Coast, as tickets, after a
stay of thirty DAYS in California, anil be
good TO return any time R4fhin six months
from date of k.
Ample sle' ping car accommodations
will be provid ed, and proper attention will
be given to ev cry detail which will enhance
the comfort of patrons OF these excursions.
Arrangements will also be made so that
parties going by the Chicago & North.
Western Rail way can, if they desire, re-
turn via o:he routes to trans-continental
terminals or full particulars regarding
the cost of tickets, location in sleeping
cars, etc, apply 10 any Ticket Agent of
the Chicago & Northwestern Railway,
or address
+. p. WILSON,
General Passenger Agent,
Chicago.